Mouse Eye Genes Can Be Inserted into Drosophila and Can

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Essay

Mouse eye genes can be inserted into Drosophila and can regulate the flies' eye formation. Differences in the size of horses are controlled by a gene also found to influence size variation in zebrafish. What do these examples illustrate?

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Number 4

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